Should I trust him or it’s just some bullshit to make me buy the shoes he is selling ?
Elephants do not have exactly the same psychology WRT interactions with humans as large predaceous cats, but those "sanctuaries" in Northern Thailand are similarly and extremely ethically dubious.
I find Wang Jingwei to be a very interesting character. After Sun Yat Sen’s death, Wang Jingwei, leader of the Left Wing Kuomintang Branch, was seen as a contender for the new leader of the Kuomintang upon Sun’s death, as the two were pretty close associates. His natural charisma and his plot to assassinate a member of the Qing royal family, and the fact that he was ready to admit it without any fear, practically made him a household name throughout all of China. However, as Chiang Kai Shek had more power within the Kuomintang military, he managed to win the power struggle and reduce him to a mere figurehead. In retaliation, he would form the Wuhan Government with other Left Wing KMT members and Communists (as early in, he promoted unity with between the CCP and the KMT, and thought they could oppose the Japanese more easily) who opposed Chiang, the Wuhan Government quickly failed.
This eventually led him to hate communism, blaming the failure of the Wuhan Government on the communist policies, and ironically sided with the Japanese as he figured cooperation was a better alternative and a failure in fighting against them was inevitable, leading to Reorganized Nationalist China, which would inevitably fail.
What if, instead of being rustled out of power by Chiang Kai Shek, Wang Jingwei became leader of the Kuomintang instead? How would his early doctrine of collaborating with the communists affect the Second Sino-Japanese War? Would events like the Great March ever even happen, as Wang would most likely not resort to a purge? How would he fare against the Japanese? How would his rule affect China in the coming years?
Hello everyone! Just been traveling Thailand for about 3 weeks now and I want to know some of your opinions on what some of the best snacks might be that I can get around here
Inquiring minds wish to know.
I'm not much for going from temple to temple (although I will stop to see the Great Palace)...
I'm looking for suggestions on things tourists don't normally do. I'm also going to Vietnam and someone said there's a place where fish swim all around your feet. That stuff is cool, so I'll do that.
In Chiang Mai I love animals so I'll go to the petting zoo.
Any other suggestions for things that are cool?
Are there cat cafes or huge arcades or just anything different and fun besides temples, tunnels, and the usual sightseeing? I'm also a big foodie.
I mean.... can you find in Bangkok condos for 100€ per month like you can find in Chiang Mai?
I know Bangkok is more expensive, but as it is huge, I was wondering if maybe far from city center, you can find those prices.
Every night I place my puppy into the crate and lock it so he goes to sleep. He doesn't cry or anything, he just goes to bed. If I didn't do this, he'd sleep somewhere on the floor.
Just now, while I was brushing my teeth, he got bored of waiting for me and disappeared into my room. I fond him asleep in the crate! I'm so proud!
Currently in chiang mai and liking the more slow pace of things, so thinking about staying for longer than i originally was. In the next few months I'll be spending time in the Philippines and Indonesia, so wouldn't be lacking in beach time, so my real question is: Does southern Thailand have something to offer that Indonesia etc do not? (on a tight backpackers budget) Thanks
Edit: decided to do the motorbike loop up North and spend an extra week or so here, then head down south in time to become a degenerate at the full moon party 😉. Thanks for the help guys!
Tamler's right, Dave doesn't need to worry that Ted Chiang has a naive notion of free will. I listened to (a portion of) a podcast with him where the hosts connected Libet's study to the story. The hosts actually thought that the study implies that free will doesn't exist, but Ted Chiang disagreed:
> Host: [...] [W]ere you moved by Libet's experiment when you began to think about the story?
> Ted Chiang: Actually, no. I am not that impressed by Libet's findings. I mean, they are certainly interesting findings, but I don't think they say anything substantive about free will. I think all they do is show that there's a certain type of brain activity that precedes your conscious decision making. But I don't think that materially changes anything about the discussion of free will. All it says is that decision making is a neural process which doesn't happen in the very moment. It's something which you sort of build up to. But I think that all the arguments pro- or con- free will can still be made irrespective of Libet's results.
Link to the podcast episode: https://manifoldlearning.com/2019/09/19/episode-019-podcast/. The excerpt is at ~14:00.
